A New Report on Fracking Can Change the Debate On US Energy Practices
http://www.policymic.com/articles/11343/a-new-report-on-fracking-can-change-the-debate-on-us-energy-practices
The hydrofracking argument is gaining new urgency in the northeastern United States as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo mulls at least the partial lifting of a ban on hydrofracking in his state. Environmentalists and citizens groups have staunchly opposed the lifting of the ban since some of the Marcellus Shale (the target of hydrofracking operations) lies under the aquifer that supplies drinking water to New York City. Key to the anti-hydrofracking argument is the assumption that contaminants can migrate upwards from a fracking site deep underground and into the water table, which is also below ground, but typically much closer to the surface.
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Great Britain has much stricter safety standards for their fracking operations than does the United States: including bans on open-pit wastewater storage sites and requirements that all chemicals used in fracking operations be disclosed. In short, Great Britain's best practices are much better than those in the United States.